A caring GP who was well respected by his patients and colleagues founded the Oxford Flood Alliance. Dr Peter Rawcliffe and fellow campaigners worked closely with the Environment Agency and other bodies on the proposals for the £150m Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme. He was also alliance chairman. Peter Rawcliffe was born in Walsall, Staffordshire on November 11, 1948, the first child of James “V” Rawcliffe and his wife Barbara. Due to his father’s work, Peter spent some of his childhood living in the Gold Coast, now Ghana. While in the Gold Coast, Peter contracted polio, which was to affect his health throughout his life.